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When you shop, think back to the last time you went to a store. You may have found a pair of jeans that you wanted, but had to spend five minutes looking for an employee to ask about the size. For years, the shopping experience has been filled with ‘friction points’. However, this is changing due to the introduction of a very simple, yet powerful, two-dimensional, black-and-white square, known as a QR code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once regarded as clumsy and outdated, QR codes are now a vital tool for retailers. QR codes create a seamless link between the offline excitement of shopping and the vast open world of the internet’s instant access to information. With the QR code, shoppers will no longer have to rely solely on what an employee may tell them or on the product packaging to know where their favourite products are from, or if they are available in their size, or even to learn about the brand; consumers have easy access to all of this information anywhere, anytime, via their mobile devices. QR codes allow for a highly customized, authentic, and convenient shopping experience for both retailers and shoppers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to see how QR codes will positively impact your next shopping experience,\u00a0learn about your future shopping experience as a consumer. Let\u2019s check them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product Information at Your Fingertips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Retailers often encounter challenges due to information being unavailable to them and their customers. To assist retailers in solving challenges, QR codes provide a way for retailers to provide their customers access to product information at ease.
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Instant Product Transparency<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Retailers today provide more than just a product. Today\u2019s consumers want to know the story behind the product through transparency of the product info (e.g., ingredients, sustainable sourcing, care instructions) and consumer reviews. Using labels alone does not provide the amount of data required to support purchase decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retail QR Codes can be used on retail shelf tags, packaging of products<\/a>, or in-store displays to allow customers to easily access information about the products they are interested in immediately. Using QR codes on an item like a coffee bag could provide a customer with information about the farm in Colombia; detailed roasting notes; and the entire ingredient list without requiring questions from the customer. By providing the consumer all of this product information at once, it allows them to make a purchase decision and builds trust in the brand through transparency of the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer Surveys & Google Review Feedback<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Retailers need customer feedback to grow and most customers are willing to provide feedback, but many times customers will provide feedback when they return home to find the feedback URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By adding a QR code to both the customer’s receipt and their exit, retailers can direct customers to take a quick survey or add a Google Review on the retailer’s page by scanning the QR Code. By prompting customers to take action immediately after experiencing a purchase or shopping experience, this will result in increased likelihood of leaving a review and can assist retailers in improving their local SEO and online reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loyalty Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Customers enjoy getting discounts but customers often dislike taking the time to cut out coupons or to enter a long URL when they want to sign up for a loyalty program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you put a coupon QR code on the checkout display, customers can scan it to add the discount code directly into their mobile wallet or the store’s app. To make it even better, if you add the QR code to the customer’s receipt, customers can directly access the loyalty program sign-up form when they scan the receipt’s QR code. Because the QR code’s function is to autofill the URL where the sign-up form is located and customers do not have to manually enter the URL. The growth of QR code marketing will give instant value to the shopper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contactless Payment\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As digital wallets continue to grow rapidly, QR codes are now a key component of contactless payment systems globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When making a purchase at a Point-Of-Sale System (POS), the QR code dynamically generated for the transaction will be displayed on the POS screen. All you have to do is access your payment application such as a bank app or digital wallet, scan the code, confirm the amount, and tap to pay. Using this method is faster than searching for your credit card, is more secure and reduces wait times for customers during peak shopping hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What QR Code has to Offer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The potential of the QR code is still growing, especially as mobile technology becomes more powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n